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New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney

24/160/PPMAJPlanning Permission MAJRefused
Full

Refused on 7 July 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee

Proposal

Erect 66 houses and flats with air source heat pumps, create an access, construct a road, surface water drainage basin, and associated services, infrastructure and landscaping

Received
15 April 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
8
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated20 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 382 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 448 days, 51 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir.

96% of full applications at Orkney Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Planning Permission MAJ
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
66
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 June 2024
Target decision date
20 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Ness bank Inverness United Kingdom IV2 4SF

Planning decision

Statutory period
122 days

Additional information

Documents
106
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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